Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2024
488. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what steps are taken to ensure that the required storage facilities for chicken litter are in fact built after chicken farms are established. [2960/24]
View answerStorage facilities for poultry litter must meet the regulatory requirements as set out under Article 11 of the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters Regulations (SI 113 of 2022, as amended). The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is the competent authority responsible for these Regulations.
Larger and more intensive poultry farms are also regulated under the Industrial Emissions Directive. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the competent authority responsible for enforcing this Directive.
Ensuring that poultry units have built their required storage facilities is the responsibility of the local planning authority and/or the EPA. Questions in that regard should be addressed to them.
